Anna Katharina Valayil is an Indian musician who performs in Malayalam and Tamil. Her single "Appangal Embadum" appeared in the movie Ustad Hotel.
Life Valayil was born in India and later moved to Nigeria. She has a Bachelor's Degree from St. Theresa's College, Cochin, a Master's in Media Studies from Swinburne University, and has attended flying school. She spent three years in South Australia studying indigenous music. Her debut music video was Honey Bee.
She has collaborated with Gopi Sundar, Santhosh Chandran and Marthyan. In 2012 she won the award for Best Singer Female at the Kochi Times Film Awards. The following year she won Best Debut Artist at the GMMA Awards, the Favorite New Voice award at Mollywood Nakshatra, and was nominated for Best Debutante Singer at the SIIMA Awards.
Discography
Singer Year Film Songs Language Notes 2012 Casanovva Theme music Malayalam 2012 Ee Adutha Kaalathu "Naatil Veetil" Malayalam 2012 Masters Malayalam 2012 Mallu Singh Malayalam 2012 Hero Malayalam 2012 Ustad Hotel "Appangal Embadum", "Mel Mel Mel" Malayalam 2012 Yaaruda Mahesh "Oodum Unakkidhu", "Vayadhai Keduthu", "Yaaruda Andha Mahesh"Tamil 2013 Left Right Left "Che Guevara" Malayalam 2013 ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi "Johnny Mone Johnny", "Vaanam", "Nayapaisayilla" (Remix)Malayalam 2013 Camel Safari "Halwa" Malayalam 2014 Bangalore Days "Baby I Need You" English 2015 Lailaa O Lailaa "Dil Dilvana" Malayalam 2016 Bangalore Naatkal "I Want to Fly" English
Songwriter +YearFilmSongs2013ABCD: American-Born Confused Desi"Johnny Mone Johnny"2014Bangalore Days"Ente Kannil Ninnakaayi", "I Want to Fly"2015Lailaa O Lailaa"Lailaa O Lailaa"
Composer Aakashvani (2016)
References
Manorama Article Raaga Manorama Article Manorama, Audio Launch of "Laila O Laila" Bangalore Days